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| Thread ID: 53820 | 2005-01-28 03:47:00 | adding RAM screwed up comp, need help | quiksilver2k1 (7023) | Press F1 |
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| 318776 | 2005-01-28 03:47:00 | hi my specs are p4 2.8 HT 512 mb pc3200 ddr radeon 9800 pro i just purchased some kingston pc3200 ddr, 512 mb, to bring my total to 1 gig. I installed the ram into an open slot and turned my pc on, but nothing happened, then i turned it off, turned it back on, and it went to the normal boot up screen, then an error came up before it would boot, it said "overclocking failed!! press f1 to enter setup , press f2 to load default values and boot" well if i pressed f2 it would load my comp like normally, but for some reason my asus probe said my 12+V was running at 15Volts! way over voltage, id on't know if that's normal or not because i never checked it before, also my frames per second in counterstrike source went from 100fps to around 30fps how did adding new memory screw my computer up so badly and what can i do to repair this FYI - i removed the new memory and tried booting up with my old setup and the problem was not fixed, the same error message keeps popping up any solutions or ideas would be greatly appreciated, thanks |
quiksilver2k1 (7023) | ||
| 318777 | 2005-01-28 04:01:00 | I wouldnt trust Asus probe. Its a crap program and isnt that reliable. If it says its overclocking go into the bios and reset to the default bios settings, then set up whatever needs to be configured then save the bios settings again. And reboot. What motherboard is this system on?? An ASUS one? If so, what model?? |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 318778 | 2005-01-28 04:08:00 | ASUS p4p8x and yeah i've went into the BIOS and defaulted everything, then hit save changes and exited, but then my PC won't boot, i must turn it off and turn it back on, then the error screen comes back up, where i get the f1 and f2 choice, so i choose f2 to load the default settings and then my comp boots but everything's screwed up. Did i mess up in not buying the right brand of RAM? do you need the same brand of RAM if you're going to add on? |
quiksilver2k1 (7023) | ||
| 318779 | 2005-01-28 04:10:00 | Did i mess up in not buying the right brand of RAM? do you need the same brand of RAM if you're going to add on?No, not even the same speed | Rob99 (151) | ||
| 318780 | 2005-01-28 04:19:00 | Does this mobo support dual channel (does the mobo have 2,3, or 4 slots)? If it does have dual channel it does pay to use the same brand ram at the same speed. And what BIOS is in it?? 1017?? which looks like its the latest BIOS version. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 318781 | 2005-06-15 01:32:00 | hey we have exactly the same specs. i've also encountered problems like that. sometimes i still get that press F2 to load default settings. sometimes i dont. did you fix it already? i still havent. i'd be happy if you already have a solution. | b0h33 (7024) | ||
| 318782 | 2005-06-15 05:46:00 | This might be a shot in the dark but have you got the latest BIOS for that motherboard, I used to have one, I have since upgraded to a P4P800-SE and I have given the P4P8X to my baby sis. I was running the P4P8X with 1GB of dual channel DDR400 RAM and didn't have any problems, I overclocked the CPU which was then a Celeron 2.4GHz (was running it at 3GHz) and never once had a problem as you have described. The only time I got the message you speak of is when I over-clocked the Celeron too far and the mobo would auto recover to the CPU's default speed, it also happened when I upgraded the BIOS. I kept my BIOS up to date at all times. I would download the latest BIOS and see if that works, try and use ASUS Update it works great and there is no chance of you downloading and flashing the wrong BIOS file. Hope that helps. cheers chiefnz |
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